Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 17

* 1y eonduct, petit larceny he Sundamy St ‘WASHINGTON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 19, 10 S 1930 GENERAL % PAGE B-—1 ARRESTS AND FINES| FRAGMENTS FROM TRUE CROSS ' MUNICIPAL GENTER }PUBUB HEARING [ e soamw wnooun vermen ] STREET RAILWAYS IN DISTRICT NEARLY DOUBLE IN 10 YEARS ‘Automobile Large Contribut-| ing Factor, But Dry Law Has Influence. POPULATION AND POLICE ALSO SHOW INCREASES |pe Cost of Force Jumps From $1,382,- 020 to $3,141,545 in Decade. At the end of 10 vears of prohibi- tion the Police Deparument yesterday produced a dezuding array of statistics hearing on liquor violations in this decade, as well as the ramifications of law breaking in its varied other forms. And in the analysis the following pic- ture was graphically drawn: Arrests have more than doubled since the advent of prohibition; Police Court fines are nearly twice as great; District Jatl is handling more than three times as many prisoners; the police |2, force has been increased by more than 550 men, and the cost of operating and maintaining it has jumped $1,759,000. Prohibition, of course, is not alone to ‘blame, in the opinion of police officials, though it is a factor to be reckoned in present conditions. The population, it was pointed out, grew in that peric from 455,400 to 550,000, and the auto- mobile increased proportionately, both rontributing to the large advance in the number of arrests. Automobile Big Factor. ‘The Police Derlrtment Teports show that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, which had slightly less than six months of the effect of the prohibi- tion law, there was a total of 48,930 ending June 30, last, 121,877, Ol’ this 121,577, however, 57, were for violation of the tra fic tions, which is compared with ulflmu’o ts for the same offenses in has been !hn greatest individual contributor to the growth of the pollu blotter. this fact, arrests the |1 od [in the ords of Late Dr. Casanowicz. [Personal Articles Said to Connect With Lives of Jesus and Saints. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Two supposed fragments of the actual Cross of Calvary and alleged pexwml relics of Jesus, Mary, St. Jo- St. Anne, the mother of Mary; St. CIement, St. Theresa, St. Francis Xavier and St. John of the Cross, are in the collections of the United States National Museum, it was revealed yesterday. Some of these, according to the rec- ords, are sealed with the Episcopal seal of the Catholic Church. This seal, if it is not forged, would authenticate Lhem a3 true relics or, at least, as havin, substantial body of tradition beh: them, Those without the seal probably will be considered spurious. Although these articles have been in the National Muscum for ycars, few have suspected their existence. They came to light with the publication of a catalogue of the comparative religions collection prepared just before his death by the late Dr. Emmanuel Casanowicz. for 35 years assistant curator of old world archeology at the Museum and ecognized as a foremost authority on v.ns subject, who dled more than a year Whl:n this cataloguc npgen‘ed the relics were found as recorded by Dr. Casanowicz, and also the notation of their accession. The National Museum staft t they had in thelr custody & collection of objecte, some of which, if authenticated, would be held highest veneration by a large part of Christendom. For years Dr. Casanowicz had pur- sued his lonely and quiet way, an auro of medievalism about his stooped figure, among the mysteries of strange creeds, gods and devils. He kept his own counsel while hundreds of nnlcles were added to the collection from time to time. Hemu.flxunflutofleu- tant past, living in a new age with new interests. Heart in His Work. Established soon after the museum started, the comparative religious col- lection consisted for a long time of a large number of articles illustrative of the ceremonial practices of various creeds. The heart of Dr. Casanowicz was in hh assembly of fantastic statues of Buddhas and Jewish, Mohammedan, Despite for viola- tions of the uquur ‘laws in ‘mend In 19 creased tre- 20, there were 354 arrests_for violation of the Volstead act, and 3,717 for violation of the Shep- and drinking in public, and uj driving an automobile under ence of liquor. In 1920, however, the arrests for violation of the Volstead law totaled 5,217, an increase of 4,863. Ar- rests for lnh-u:uuns ol the Shfn”:rnd e number in 1929 fn'-llinl 14 nu, or 10,- 339 more than in 1 ‘The arrests for mhmm of the pro- hibition law included selling, manufacturing and trans, porting of liquor. Police de mfi far Ju partm show there were 159 arrests f¢ sdllnl in 1920 compared with 1,077 ln 1929; 99 for transporting in 1920 com- pared with 912 in 1920; 31 for llegel in 1920 compared with 3,126 in 1929; and 41 for manufacturing in 1920 compared with 71 in 1929. 28,481 Gallons Seized. As no records were kept by the police of the seizures in the early years of prohibition, quantity of liquor confis- ‘cated in 1920 is unknown. In 1924, the first year that records m available, the figures show seizures amounting to 14,- 341 gallons. The mnnmy seized in tne 1929 fiscal year amounted to 28,481 gallons. Felonies and misdemeanors not in- cluded in the liquor law violations like- wise showed a gain in the ten-year period; misdemeanors, such as dhorde and other Jations jum ing from 21,082 in IPZD m 30,760 in 1929, and felonies increasing 1rom 2,862 to 4.775 in that period. ‘The share of the prohibition law in this situation cannot be measured, Al!huufh it is regarded as a factor by the police, just as the automobile and rising standards of luxury are factors, T | . Parshee, Brahman, Teoist and Shinto objects. Al this time he kept his own counsel, working with his -ndent Bibles and Hebrew, Greek and Pali texts. Dr, Casanowicz had followed the policy of laying in the shows religious ot according to their intrinsic or historic importance, but for their aptness in illustrating the beliefs and ceremonial practices of the world’s major cults. A great many of the lrflclu ‘were keg'. on file by the curator, | e general public, but Anlhbh for the use of scholars who seldom came. Por the world had passed into & ma- terialistic age and left Dr. Casanowicz behind. . Then came the publication of his catalogue and the revelation of possibly unsuspected treasures. Dr. Casanowicz’ interests lay in the comparative study of the religious he- liefs of of and he carried on this work with complete sclentific detach- ment and absence of emotion. His own opinions on the great mysteries of life and death remained within himself. Hence, so far as the outer man was concerned, cult objects would have had no sentimental significance, but have been valued to illustrate what other men ‘believed, without any speculation as to whether or not the beliefs were Jjustified. So he would not have re- garded these particular objects with the same sentiment members of apostolic churches would ‘attach to them if they were authenticated. Rare Collection Recorded. ‘Dr Casanowicz recorded the follow- {ing objects which were found in his collection: “Silver reliquary, made in the form of an ostensory, encompassed by sunbeams, Behind the glass is seen a crosslet, sup- posed fo, be made from a particle of the true eross. By the true cross is even as the moral let down resultant from the World War is a factor. The increased arrests, naturally. are reflected in the number of prisoners | handled by the jail and other pensl institutions, as well as the fines im-| oted in police court. Here. 00, the 2utomobile which s responsible for the zrowing arrests for traffic violations, has | heen a decided contributing factor, though lguor has played its part. Fines Nearly Double. In the 1920 fiscal year the police jrourt imposed fines amounting to $247,- 1153, The figure for the last fiscal year was $402,231. Records of the Board of Public Wel- fere show that the jail {n the 1920 fiscal vear handled 3,487 prisoners, while the number last vear reached 12,247, Of these, 12,247 prisoners, 583 were charged with violation of the prohibition law and 515 with intoxication. The police force, however, has not grown in proportion to the number of arrests. In 1920 there were 934 on the roster of the department, and in 1929 the number was slightly under 1,400. ‘The cost of operating and maintaining the force increased in these years from $1.382,020 in 1920 to $3,141,545 in 1929. Washington went “dry” legally three vears in advance of National prohibi- tion, the Sheppard law which became effective November 1, 1917, making it 2 desert, but in this three-year interim arrests also Mhowed an increase, with liquer violations mounting from year o year. In 1916. the year preceding the Sheppard law. there were 9304 arrests for intoxication, and the follow- ing year the ‘was raised to 9,642, ‘Then in 1919, before the Volstead law became efective, there was a decline to kd lnd & further decline in 1920 to 3,385, but last year the unprecedented total o! 13,942 was reached. GOVERNMENT PRESSMAN SUICIDE BY HANGING Wite Returns From Virginia to Find Mate's Body Tied to Door. George R. Jenkins, 36 years old, of 123 Caton avenue, Mount Ida, Va., yes- terday afternoon was found hanging from the hinge of a closet door in his by his wife. Coroner T. Mar- hhfllll Jones issued a unmuu of sui- cide. . His wife, Mrs. Mildred Jenkins, aald |she went to Alexandria early in the |:atterncon and on her return several | | hours later she discovered the hody. | 'She .aaid lhe cut the body down and | summoned ale | Jenkins w employed in the Gov- ernment Printing Office as a pressman. | Mrs. Jenkins sald her husbend had ‘no lving relatives and that she married him in Mobile, Als., in 1 920, meant the actual cross upon which | Christ was crucified. It is believed by hoth the Roman Catholic and Eastern Church that the exoss buried upon Gol- gotha was found in 326 A.D. by the Em- | press Helena, mother of Constantine the ! Great. Height,. 8% dinches Spain. ‘Reliquart consisting of an oval metal | frame. Behind the glass in front is a | tiny cross set in a gilt frame of scroll | design. An- inscription reads, Lignum S. 8. crusis D. N. J. C. (wood of the (most “hely cross of our Lord Jesus Christ). On the ,back is the eplscopai of the relic. Probably from Italy. “Relic of St. Anne, mother of Mary, in an oval case of white metal. On the back in relief is an eMgy. of ery and the petition +in French: “O Mary, eon- ceived without hl.n Psy for us who take théir refuge to t “Relic of St. Pelnr in an oval case ! of-white metal with the episcopal seal, “Relics of St. Clement, consisting of two molar teeth in a brass frame. St. toward the end of the first century. “Relics of Chl‘hfi Mary, Francis a Paula (1416 ancls Xavier (1506-1552), St. Theresa ::?; and St. Aloysius Gonzago c 01 S8t. Charles Borromeo (1538~ an oval case of white metal with thc episcopal seal. ‘was cardinal and Archbishop of-Milan, . “Silver reliquary con g relics of Mary, 8t. Joseph, St. John of the Cross and St. Theresa, framed by a floral design in fllligree work, studded with colored atones. With the Episcopal seal. “Sllver reliquary with miniature painting of Mary, brought to New Mex- ico in 1783 by Padre Sanchez.” Definition Previously Gives Previously Dr. Ceasanowicz had de- fined relics as “remains of departed St. | Pr objects used by them or connected with their death, such as clothes, vestments, rosaries, the nails, lance, spear or frag- ments of the true cross of Christ, the girdle, vell of Mary, etc; objects con- contact with their bodies.” ‘Those which are without the seal. it would be of little significance. lmed by some dealer in antiquaries. | y spurious relics have been put in clxwhamx at one time or another. Those officlally sealed are on record at the Vatican. Generally, it was esplained by an authority on canon law at the Catholie University of America, the seal is placed on a relic by a special officlal of the Vatican. It can, however, he im| by a cerdinal, archbishop or bis] who is the authorized repre- aentative of the church in » district after the presentation evidence con- sidered - sufficient 1o rrant . very l |on wax seal, attesting to the genuineness St. Borromeo H {ar is explained by Catholic luv.honun| ‘The seal itself, of course, might bn Clement, was the third Bishop of Rome lis BELIEVED IN NATIONAL MUSEUM Collection Revealed by Rec- | DR. BM'_MANUIL CASANOWICZ. strongly the presumption of validity. d Thus, in modern times, the local bishop would place the seal on relics of a saint who died in the area under his juris- diction—or he might replace 2 broken scal on a relic sealed at Rome. The great majority of relics are scaled at the Vatican, and usually are accom- panied by documents further attest- ing their authenticity. Relics of the true cross bearing the episcopal seal are rather rare and, since there are long breaks in the history of the cross, the seal indicates that the weight of tradition supports the claims for the article. Finding ef Crucifixes. The tradition, as recounted by the Catholic Encyclopedia, is that in 326 A.D. Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem and, with the 21d of a Jewish citizen, Judas, ‘who was somewhat of & local antiquary and familiar with ithe popular tradition as to the disposition of the cross, found three crucifixes buried in a ditch and covered with stones at the foot of Cal- vary. Judas afterward became a Chris- tien and is honored by the church as St. Cyriacus. Then, continues the tradition, Helena had the three crosses carried to the bed: side of a dying man. He touched two of them with no results. When he touched the third he semed nufly im- proved and soon recovered. ‘The Em peror's mother erected a great church on the spot and placed part of the cross instde if '!‘hrwlhwz the Middle Ages supposed fragments of the cross were widely scattered throughout the Christian world, & great many portions being kept in the Church of s-nu. Croce in Geru- salemme in Rome and Notre Dame in Paris. It is from these that most of the fragments now found have been taken. Actually, it was explained at Cath- olic University, there are not so many such fragments as is generally belie: Al are very small, and all the atte: specimens would make only a small part | of the cross itself. Much more subject to tradition are the supposed relics of St. Anne, the mother of Mary, whose very name even ! is recorded only in Apocryphal gospels One tradition has it that the supposed remains were brought to Constantinople from the Holy Land in 710 A.D., while another maintains that brought very early to Ap! in Southern France, by St. Lazai TFrom ‘that time on t)\c\' had a check- ered fate. Rediscovered during the reign of Charlemagne, according to the tradition, the head was carried to Mainz, where it remained in the cathe- dral until it was stolen in 1510 and car- ried to Brittany. Regardless of the purely traditional: nature of the evidence, the St. Anne relics are held in high esteem by mil- lons of people. ‘The church, it is explained at Catho- lic University, demands authentication of relics of individuals who have lived within the period in which the preser- vation of such evidence has been pos- stble. But for the earlier saints the rule is not so rigid and where a relic has been venerated for a long time by great numbers of persons who have firmly belleved in its authenticity the church would not prohibit the contini- ance of this veneration, but would merely attest to the actual facts. the most. part, relics are very | small fragments. Attested relics are inclosed in every Catholic altar before | it is consecrated. An attested relic they were | | | | | i {now is in process of completion, and cannot be sold, although this may have | taken place in the bast. At' present the sale of a relic would call for ex-| | communlcation., Many spurious relic with no claim to authentieity have | borcugh. Republican, of eryllnd. I‘e {the lower garden. ‘PLAZA PROPOSAL | IS FROWNED UPON Is Fine Arts Commnssvon Back of Original Plan for Beautification. NEW LAYOUT REFERRED TO CAPITAL PARK BODY e i Hotel Men Oppose Further Tourist! Housing Facilities at Local ? Auto Camp. | s | A change in plans for the municipal center, which would involve creation of a broad plaza stretching from Penn- sylvania avenue to B .street between Third and Sixth streets, has failed to meet the approval of the PFine Arts Commission and is today before the National Capital Park and Planning Commission for its consideration. The Commission of Fine Arts today an- nounced that the proposed change, sug- gested by Muncipal Architect A. L. Harrls, does not meet with its full fa- vor, and the commission adheres to the ndtflnll plan for the municipal cenur ?rovcd by it from plans by the icipal architect two years ago. Opposition Net Detailed. On the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, running south to B street be- tween Third and Sixth streets, a plaza would be created which would give, un- der the Harris plan, & clear view of the municipal center from the Mall, with- out the obstrution, as at present, inter- posed by the structures that now front on the south side of the Avenue. With- out, going into detail as to its opposi- tion to the Harris scheme, the ‘com- mmt':fi declared its adherence to_ the o municipsl center pl Hotel men of Washington oppose { further increase in the housing fa- ities for tourists at the tourist camp In East Potomac Park, they advised th: commission in a letter. The fine arts body did not feel, according to Secre- tary Caemmerer, that this matter prop- erly comes within its jurisdiction, and took no action. i Many projects in and near Washing- | tan were visited by the nne arts body during the two days’ sessio | gfmbl:rrl- o{ the \‘\e:n ‘l"l"'-! t&dy were | particularly impress: h the pi Tess being made at Meridian Hill Pl:fi They stood on the upper terrace, which viewed the site and development of the grand terrace, which is to he 300 feet long and 60 feet wide; flanked by ecas- cades from the grand terrace down to In the middle of the grand terrace will stand the statue of Joan of Arc. which now is located in the park. The grand terrace will give a broad view of the lower part of the city from the heights of Sixteenth street, and will be flanked by towering elm trees. = A music pavilion will be located on the upper level, where band concerts will be given by the service bands. Rridge Plans Approved. Plans for a new railing and balus- trade on the “Million Dollar Bridge.” on which Comnecticut avenue crosses the valley nl Rock Creck, submitted by W. H. White, district’ engineer of bridges, were approved. The present railing, the ommission was und. s cf metal, and it is proposed to substi- tute, concrete columns. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY DISPUTE TO BE HEARD ONMERGER CALLED NEXT WEDNESDAY Chairman Capper of District Governing Body Plans Formal Hearing. [CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ARE TO PRESENT VIEWS Pending Plan Has Revised Fea- tures Objected to by Last ‘The first formeal discussion of the local street rallway merger problem or. Capitol Hill this yvear will take place at 8 o'clock Wednesday night, when the Senate District committee holds a public hearing on the question in Room 212, Senate Office Bullding. ‘The hearing heen called by Chairman Capper to give organizations and groups of citizens an opportunity to lay before the committee their views on the latest modmod plan of eonsoll- dation, submitted Congress last x;:nfih by the Pubnc Utilities Commis- When the committee discussed the subject informally shortly before Christ- mas it was felt that one h g, held in the evening, would be ample to ascertain the public viewpoint toward the merger resolution in its present form. . It is. probable the committee will meet agein to decide what action it will take soon after the hearing. ‘The ;pending unification plan is based on the one that was considered by the Senate committee & year ago, but has been ‘revised in a number of particu- lars, leaving for future determination by the commission some of the ques- tions over which differences arose in tha last Congress. 43 expected that members of the mmuu Commission will explain the pending plan in detail at the hearing, and thlt- the comment of all interested sroups will be lubmmed RECEPTION FOLLOWS BARKER HALL DEBATE Music to Be Heard After “Y.” and “Y. W.” Teams.Argue Dis- mev Suffrage. A ruepflon and musical program will ‘qvpumem the debate on Dlmlet :ufllue to be held’ ween teams re) A, and Y. M. 8‘-‘" hl':“ night by the JMM committee in cl 'I'he reception will follow mn an- nouncement of-the winners. ro- gram will take place in !lxker of the Y. M. C. it Seventeenth and X' streets. will pxelld!‘ ‘The §dint committee Jast the following statement: ht issued pur- pose of this debate is not w dulln cither assoclation as being either in favor of or op o s for the District of cv lumbis. !b is merely a feature of our program for the encour- agement of development; of forensic tal- ent among ‘members el the two asso- clations.” Onder collegiate nnu. the afirma- tive side was allotted the Y. W. C. A. debaters and _the negative side - taken by the Y. M. C. A. orafors. mmenu will be restricted to "voua for President .and tor national repre- scnuuen in Congress.” Chairman Caraway wlll be introduced secre: ta Advecates ol Rockville and Fred- | be erick Interests to Confer With Goldnborough. | H A group of Maryland citizens is plan- | ning to call at the Capitol Tuesday | { morning to confer with Senator aom-, heen sold, #nd this may have been the | zarding the Toute that should be dg case with those in' the National Mu- ‘ignated for the proposed memorhl* seum collection, which do not. bear the boulsvard to connect the Lincol + Seville, | eylscopal seal. ot of them, according tnthe aces- .mm records, were .acquired .for the | museum by G. Bréwn Goode. a former 'ator Goldsborough vesterday that the ! Colored assistant, secretary of the Smithsonfan residents Institution. FOUR BABY TORTOISES' ARE RECEIVED BY 200 Albarman]e Island Anlmll! Are De- posited by Gifford ‘Pinchot. Four . baby ‘ Albemarle Island by Giftord Pinchol Each now wel;hs about a pound and approximately 3 years old. If they { survive each will weigh between 250 oo g b + | 500 or 600 years. and-300 pounds at the ripe old age of ‘These tortolses; according to Dr. Wil- liam M. Mann, director of the Zoo, are presumably the longest-lived of all ani- mals. They probably grow a little as they get older. growifig when they reach maturity. Some of the big pythons begin laying growing 1o 30 feet. The tortolses have plenty of years to grow in, and it is planned to measure the rate of growth from year to year to secure scientific data, although they will hardly . have gotten a goad start when everybody how living is dead. As they grow older they become more and more '1“‘ , which' may be one reason for longevity. They saints. They include the bodies or parts | do nothing to wear themselves out. of the bodies of the venerated persons; | They have no delicately adjusted ner- | vous systems te get out of order, as do | more unve ln\mfl: IBROADER COMMUNlTY nected with their tomb or hallowed by | ACTIVITIES ADVDCATED The need of developlnl the spiritual { and imaginative sides of community life was stressed yesterday, at the January conference of city's community secretaries, in the office of the Com- munity Center Department. Mrs. L. W. Hardy. supervisor of Eest ‘Washington Community Center, had cl of the program. She spoke of the xavzurpmzm of the physical, men- tal and social activities at the various centers. Other secretaries who had parts in the program included Miss Maud Burk- lltfi.uuhs Ette Johnson and Mrs. \f, E. Mrs. Merie Torrest spoke of the drama programs in community centers. long as they live, the rate slowing up a= | Reptiles do not. stop | eggs when 10 feet loeng and keep on | | | | recef Y etord e domted e zW'memflrl-l boulevard from the Lincoin i | | committee a joint resolution, (morial in this city with the bltfl'l‘fldl | at_Gettyshurg, Pa. Tt was explained at the office of Sen- of Maryland who have ar-) | ranged for the conference Tuesday be- | | Ueve that if there is to be a memorial | boulevard to Gettysburg the logical route would he to follow the loop of he present Lincoln Highway, which ex- vends out of Washington by way of | Rockville and FPrederick, rather than psl:bllxh a new route for the memorial | boulevard. There is pending in the Senate library intro- duced several months ago by Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland, under tor- | which & commission would be set up {0 ive and consider plans for such a Memorial and Washington Monument to Gettysburg. The commission would report recommendations to Congrese. N nction as been taken thus far on | the resolution. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS OFFICERS REASSIGNED War Department Orders Transfers From Posts Now Held to Duty at Other Stations. Officers of the Army Medical Corps have bun Teassigned to duty as fol- : . Rufus L. Holt. in this ecity; Maj. Wfl! m E. McCormick, at Okla- homa City, Okla.; Maj. Joseph 8. Craig, at Denver, Col.; Ms). James W. ,Duek- Fort, o Maj. Rol Col., and Capt. Herold W. Gattly, lt San Prancisco, to Philippines; Ma). Charles J. Denholm, at Fort Omahs, Nebr.; Capt. Robert F. Bradish and Capt. Edward C. Sorenson, at San Pr-nelsw Capt. James P. Gill at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to Hawi Maj. ‘Walter M. Crandall, at Fort Des Moines, Jowa; Maj. Edward B. lllynlm at Fort Snelling, Minn., and Capt. W. E. Christmas, at Fort Lewls, Wllh to the Panama. Canal Zone. From the Philip- plnel—-fll] John Dibble, to Fort Sheri- dan, I.; Ma). James 8. Simmons, to Washington, D. C.: Capt. Mack Green, o Denvu. Col.; E. r\mn. w San Francisco, and Capts. slumhm- and Arthur B. From Hawall— James J. Weeks, to Washi, , D. Prom m Panama Canal Zone—baj. Char! d, to Fort Omaha. Nebr.: Ml‘ Bmery H. Gist, to Fert Humphreys, Ve., and Capt. Premlcc L. Moore, to Port Sem Jpuston, Te musical rogram it & Morits, violiniat, and Dr. Carson P. Frailey, tenor. soloists accompanted. by Ervine nists Members of g::l Jflfll recrntlonll committee of the Y. W. C. .and Y. M. C. A. will act- &s ushers. ’!‘he public will be admitted to the debate after guests with tlwllc!lorH have been seated. ! WINDOW- BREAKONG CASE DELAYED FOR INQUIRY Prisoner Ao With Assault an Student at Charged Washington Circle. Charged with duuwln; wopm.v he- longing to the Lewis Hol ‘Training School, Washingten clreu and with assault on om of the students of the school, lrvtn( colored, 24, wn arraigned ln Court yesterday. Judge Gus A. Schuldt, ordered that the case be continued until y for investigation ol the police records for the man's nam According to pu\lu the man accosted two white girls in front of the Lewis School, Fridey night and demanded money. ‘The girls became frightened and _sought tion. _from Edwin 1d nnd ‘Willlam ‘B, Grossman. studerits, tanding nearby. lnl ntucnd lmvflam with ‘a large pocket knu‘: xW)l!rlmtl‘lt Igurl ;ol&x; eojlonoul t refuge in s school build- fn., Irving jerked s board from a tree, box and cruhld a l-rn lfllu glass ding. He then left. Detective som J.' 7. Cullinana_ar- rivad)?n ;h: .ct:;‘: l({ew mln\lun llul‘ from headquarters an man. In et:‘u irt Irving ml‘f.'udn !lchulat thet he was drunk and did not know what he was dei-nl PRESS CLUB TO INSTALL ITS OFFICERS SATURDAY PRcEIRN m-uxunr I Ball 1s Feature, to“Be Held ifi Club's Audi- torium. The Nationa) Prese Club will hold its annus! installation of officers and an- nual snmgunl ball Saturday evening, Januery 25, in_the auditorium of the Natlonal Press Officers to be_installed are Norman W. Baxter, maha editor of the Sen Caraway of Arkansas | i MRS, LINCOLN NOTE JUST MADE PUBLIC Washington Woman Reveals Intimate Correspondence Written in 1865. HWow Mrs. Abreham Lincoln, eon- cerned over her husband’s “heavy man- ner under WArtime stress, succegded i diverting his mind to the opera, where they had “a very gay little time,” is dis- | closed in an intimate and hitherto un- unbthAd letter she wrote to a friend. | The letter, owned by a Washington | woman, has just come to the attentio | of the history departmient of the South eastern University of the Y. M. C. A, First Time Made Pablie. The letter was exhibited publicly for | the first time before the history and English classes of the unlurlity Prldny i night by the owner of the quain sive, Mrs. Ropert ¥. Crump ol I!E Sheridan street, » senior l-.w student. Mrs. Orump obtained the lebter 20 years an from A. Wakeman of New York ty, son of the man fo whom Mary Lincoln addressed the document. 'fl!a stationery on which the OCivil Lady wrote the letter is bor- dered. in black, su) ly in memory of Willie Lincoln, young_son who died in the White House. e the year is not designated in the date line, incidents described indicate the letter | was written mt}y“i’n the last !0:]\‘ Oflthe ‘war. Apparen! ‘was penned only & few we:kpa. prior to Lincoln's sssassi- nation. Regrets Offor Considered “Voke.” The \elmr in full follows: “Washington, March 20th. “Hon. Mr. Wakeman. “My Dear Sir: “I find in my drawer a rather pleas- ant photograph of my little Taddie. ynnnzso:ocduonealur take the lberty of inclosing it to vou: it may imorest your children. “‘The to think it is one of !lr L'l sider that it was intended as a jest. please, do not ml to express my ve- | grets to him. ou will understand-— even give W. vc unucuund. that T re- gret that Mr. B. did not accept. “We are h.vlu charming weather & T. am most happy to ssy, that my blessed Hushand’s health has much im- proved. We went to the Opers on Sai- urday eve.. Mr. Sumner accompanied {us & we had = very gay lMitle time. Mr. {L.. when he throws off his heavy man- ner. as he onen does, can make. him- self very, very le. Last evening he agein Jclmd our little coterle, & to- morrow ave we all g0 -nln to hear air, sung ‘Ta dame Blanche,” by Habe! uunn “"This is always the pleasant time io me in W. 8 time, some few of the : | most pleasant Senators families remain 3 vrwdem IIA News, secretary: Charles A. “Troy Times, ‘treasurer; William L. lr\lfilhlrt. United States Daily, fi- naj secretary. board of Members of the vernors rs, | are Samuel W. {:H. New Yorl Bascon icle and ol:vellnd News: L. M. Bene- dict, Los Angeles Times: Wilmott Lewis, London Times, and OCharles L, Lilley, Szcramento Union. . until Jum & all ceremony with each other is laid aside. “Mr. L. most probably goes down to the front (entre nous) this week wishes me to accompany him. T gladly seize on any change th:t will benefit him. “T write. as usual. in great haste. “Very truly, your meqlu‘. o ‘The “Hon. Mr. wmmm " o wlmm the letter was addressed, understands, was collector ot th. pvrt of New York. The nature of the ap- wointms which “Mr. B." refused tn accept r the newspapers hed poked "fist jokes,” the ofter made to Mr. B. Lest he might con- | LOSS IN REVENUE LESSENED IN 1323 Decrease Declared Smallest in Nine-Year Period Since Passenger Slump Began. Y : W.R. & E. STOCKHOLDERS RECEIVE ANNUAL REPORT Riding Pnbhc lelhzmg Disadvan- tages of Crowded Streets, . Says President. ‘While there has heen & continuous Joss in the number of revenue bas- sengers carrfed by the street railway companies of Washington since 1920, William F. Ham, pr:sldent of the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. in his Teportto the stockholders at their an- nual meeting yesterday stated that the decrease in traffic suffered by his com- pany in the vear 1020 was the least in the nine-year period. “It is our beli:l’ " added Mr. Ham. “that the daily increasing congestion in vehicular traffic, added to the grow- ing lack of parking spece, is impressing the riding public. with the dificulty of attempting the daily use of privately- owned automobiles for trensportation te and from business centers, bringing about a realization of the real con- venience afforded patrons of the street cars.” Merger Plan Discossed. Mr. Ham briefly discussed the finan- cial condition of his company, the pro- posed merger with the Capital Trac‘ion Co. and the efforts of the two com- | panies to obtain authority from the * Above: ‘Photograph of the hlack-her- dered war-time letter written by Mrs. Abraham Linceln te & New York friend, giving tntimate detalls of White Houss A! Jeft: Mrs. Robert F. Cramy senier law student of Seutheastern versity of Y. M. C. A, who owns the Te Ster Staff Pholo-. fun at i is not known, but the mention of it:would seem to show that Mrs, Lin- coln was ‘iriterested “in "Her husband's political activities. ‘The “Mr.. Sumner” referred to as e | member of the. g8y opera party sumably was Senater Charles Sumner, ;u:ud‘ u!lu-sllvery :ruudor and close riend of huzun Research has- -hovm nm President Lincoln did journey to “the front” late in March of 1865, and that he con- sulted with Grant and S8herman aboard a_ ship anchored near Richmond,. thnd of the Confederates. Whether Mts. Lincoln went with him hu not. been established. Son. Opposed Publication. The letter has not been mda public umll now because Mrs. p made 2 to Mr. lle donor of lh. letter, to 'Ithllnl‘ it A\lfinx the lifetime of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of the Bmaancipator, who was op- posed o publieation of his father's or mother’s letters. several of her -letters. ‘Then I membered -the one given to me in 1909 by Mr. Wakeman, ‘whose fether had S orimp esen says she was presented with the letter as a rewsrd for writing | | 2n essay on Lincoin. | 'BANDITS GET $253 | AT -LAUNDRY omcz, ! { !om loml 'tlllll 10 Turn| _luk.mdtlnn Nands a5 ln Riflos Cash Register. f | | Thusatened by, & Yourhful handit who | Nashed 2 pistel before her:face atter niering the place. ostensibly ‘a< a cus- omer, about. 6:30 oclock’ lest . night, Mrs. Pifird L. Brown, menager. af the | Palace Taundry branch office’ atieet. was forced .fo “sbout. stand with hande: raised while : Tobhed the cash register of $263. 2 The bendit and an acbomplice, who acted as s lookout, then departed. after warning Mrs. Brown not te-move for five mlnuw: Fearifig the. rohbu' mignt return if she kept her position tor nbout 10 muu- Nlon calling police. Mrs. Brown told police lnml)‘lfiu the case that fwo men she did not ob- serve closely entered the stare about 6:30 o'clock. one of them quickly draw- ing a pistol and ordering her to face the wall of the office. The other, she | sald, took a pesition at the entrance. ‘When l\lemonod by Detective James 8 n Mrs, Brewn seid she might ident young man who i stood guard at the engrance, Mrs, Brown lives, at 118 Caton’ ave- | nue, lleunt Ida, V¢ | TWO ACCIDENT WCT'MS .| . REMAIN UQCONSCIOUS’ 4! | Mrs. ‘Gwandolyn Oafrits. Thrown | g From Horse. and B. Baumbsck Wurt in. Orash. un Gwendolyn. Calriia, who -was in- jured serisusly esday when thrown !mm n horse, ‘ was’ stid in s semi- s condition'at ln:rnnnv Hos- i | uuuylv.-nm nue and ln‘mm fllu VETERIN GRAVELY ILL. |James xmu Net Bxpected’ to ysis at Mt. Alto. = f | Jorld con last night at Mt, Alto Bl of' e Onited " States Vereriow "Brown is paraiyasd, and i sad by "““""Mm »‘S.“v'ad."&"' mareai ot T Al e " of the whele Wi er tom an pmn-n dmumy resided at 497 M nrut southwest. ‘While physicians sald he might: hold que for soms time, they tave vo hope for his recovery. Jast | & gross income, $7, | venience of the riding .nm | Public Utifities Commission and the courts for an.increase in car fare to 10 cents cash or 4 tokens for 30 cente. The Supreme Court of the District ha> set January 30 as the date upon which it will hear arguments. upon the peti- tions of the two companies for permis- o | slon to increase fares. ‘The new merger pl the Public Utilitles Commission, M. Ham declared, is not acceptable to his company in its present form. He sald it contains “certain terms and condi- tions which we feel should be elimi- nated or modified in order to justify its consideration by the stockholders of this company.” On_behalf of the hoard of directors Mr. Ham submitted a condensed finen- cial statement for 1920 as follows: Gross earnings from operation, $5.- '7 26; miscellaneous income, cluding dividends from the Potomuac Electric Power Co., $1 l::ll:l .55, giving X 1 Operating Costs V.isted. Operating expenses, including depre- | ciation, taxes and miscellaneous charges, $4,784,343.37; interest on funded and unfunded debt, $699,503.64; payment of dividends on preferred stock, $425,000; :‘y:nmt of dividends on common stock, $332.835.21 for miscellaneous items credited to profit and loss; making e total credited to profit and loss during S Rtee. o, ahiacnas e from lends’ from the Po- tomac Electric Power Co., included in this ltncment‘ lgrbln)!‘n. sald no in- come was, received by the company on fts investment in stocks of subsidiary Mr. Ham called attention to the fact that the number of automebiles regis- tered in the District in 1929 increased 16 per cent over those lt'ehmnd n 1928, which was practically the sa rus'» a3, thas in. 1938 a5 oo I'with e m- loss Yet, he nl i he w but 143,611, o« ndulflln in 1928, i Says Lights Slow Traffic. Mr. Hem said that “‘what appears 10 us .an ly Jarge number of trafic light. mmlnlms placed on :aunll ! routes of the street car and hus lines" has resuited in “slowhig down opera- tions and produced a congestion of au- | tomobiles, thus sdding ;fi the incon- public. The palicy of “liberal expenditures for maintenance and reconstruction of way and stractures” been kept up by the company, atcording t0 Mr. Ham. The amount. em . u:s ;:r xen:g‘ ck and rdadway, td- gether with' allowances for depreciation amounted to §765,000. He said the more important profects completed during the yéar included the rebuilding of 11,663 Zfeet of underground conduit track and sua Teet, of autheu trolley at a cost of sppnouml $308,000. o )él‘: h:a‘m the Pohm-ehldecm« “a passed through » successful year, -l‘owln. an increase in amounted to 281,263,210 Kilowsts hours. an increase of 12 per cent. over 1928 and 240 per cent over 1919, The number of meters in service December 31, 1920, was 154,229, an-increase of 7 per cent over those the year before. ' Added Responsibitity. constantly. inereasing business -:Joyed by the Potomac Electric Power hrtn'- lddta responsibility upon hl " said Mr. Ham, “to pro- vide , the Ty facilities for ade- handum _such business, and luring the year 1920 our capital ex- enditures aggregated u.«uu 2 program of capital ba made by the Potomac Electric rowu- Se: an lm H.rm)'hlm sald, would mm‘- This he uvl-i.nn, to omleu the projects made necessary by the disposal of the i ot o Pt vani to acquire additional sub- siation and street lighting equipment. extenslons and for the regular general to “serve the company's Mueuo in the h.r‘ ns in mte charged t eleetric current. according to nr will mean & saving of mm thh velr to customers of the:companv. Tribate 1o Employes. Ham concluded his report with = d-nnue to the employes of the stree: raflway compeny for their . “enthusi- astic and eficlent suppert. ‘The following board of mrecwu Il‘ elected: Woodbury win Brandenburg, Daniel J. cumun, », 14 Doolittle, Robert V. PFleming, Julius ml‘ H'Ill Gruhl, Willlam- F. bed H. Mar- Clarence ¥. mn '!'hompson and Herley P. '!'h. houl met. lnmdhut'v“nllcr the ln presiden " A.'G. Neal, vice president and counsel; & | controller; H. M. Keyaer, secretary and assistant treasurer: A. M. Pisher, treas- urer; ‘Willlam L. Clarke, assistant sec- retary-treasurer, and H. W. Kelly, as<. alstlm ncrenrv